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Aviara Oaks Middle

Public Grades 6-8

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Aviara Oaks Middle is a 991-student school serving grades 6–8 in Carlsbad, California. Its 2025–2026 achievement results were well above state rates in all three reported subjects, and its clearest standout is science: 66% proficiency, 30 percentage points above the state and the highest result among 10 nearby schools.

The school is also near the top locally in English language arts (ELA) and math: it ranked second among eight nearby schools with the same grade span, behind R. Roger Rowe Middle. Aviara’s ELA result was 73%, compared with a peer average of 59%; math was 61%, compared with 46%. Against the state, Aviara was ahead by 24 points in ELA (73% versus 49%), 22 points in math (61% versus 38%) and 30 points in science (66% versus 36%). Compared with Carlsbad Unified, it was 1 point higher in ELA and 7 points higher in science, but 1 point lower in math.

Scores remain strong, though all three subjects have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell 5 points, math 6 and science 4, while the school’s advantage over state results narrowed in each subject. In the latest year, ELA and science rose, while math fell. SchoolDigger ranks Aviara in the 92nd percentile statewide, 227th of 2,703 schools, with 5 stars; among nearby schools with rankings, it places third. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism was 9% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 13% and state’s 18%. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.3, compared with a nearby-school average of 20. In 2024–2025, 22% of Aviara students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby average of 37%. SchoolDigger’s group-specific rankings show a lower standing for White students (79th percentile versus 92nd overall), down from the 90th percentile in 2023–2024; its English Language Learner Students ranking rose from the 15th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 55th in 2023–2024, with no newer result provided.

991

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,435

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6880 Ambrosia Ln.
Carlsbad, CA 92009-5057

(760) 331-6100

District: Carlsbad Unified

Students who attend Aviara Oaks Middle usually attend:

High:

Carlsbad High

Feeder schools for Aviara Oaks Middle:

Elementary:	Aviara Oaks Elementary
	Pacific Rim Elementary
	Poinsettia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

California avg42%

232^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Carlsbad Unified

156^th of 1,530Carlsbad Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	232 of 2740	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	218 of 2761	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	176 of 2783	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	107 of 2781	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	96 of 2740	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	108 of 2715	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	104 of 2480	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	108 of 2508	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	177 of 2497	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	124 of 2477	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.9	349 of 2379	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	203 of 2259	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	270 of 2236	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	279 of 2179	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	433 of 2063	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	191 of 2005	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	203 of 1999	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	89.7	130 of 1804	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	119 of 1777	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	94.3	57 of 1769	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	101 of 777	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	95 of 739	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	43 of 743	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	51 of 715	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	63 of 733	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	42 of 745	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	47 of 700	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.1	81 of 1531	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	72 of 1491	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	28 of 1369	98.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	671 of 1478	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	1300 of 1521	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.4	244 of 1540	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	214 of 1442	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	279 of 1364	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	205 of 2516	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	188 of 2533	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	140 of 2551	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	105 of 2531	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	110 of 2509	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	130 of 2380	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	101 of 2262	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	229 of 2357	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	177 of 2395	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	166 of 2388	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	147 of 2374	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	150 of 2359	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	132 of 2213	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	120 of 2072	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	407 of 2529	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	291 of 2542	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	166 of 2579	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	105 of 2531	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	133 of 2458	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	212 of 2369	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	173 of 2230	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	253 of 2514	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.4	241 of 2534	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	202 of 2552	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	109 of 2538	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	92 of 2527	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	93 of 2407	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	99 of 2273	95.6%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	42 of 181	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	43 of 194	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	41 of 192	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	41 of 197	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	17 of 193	91.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	82 of 735	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	161 of 726	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	93 of 701	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	31 of 677	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	21 of 665	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	78 of 554	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	15 of 462	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	303 of 1605	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	189 of 1566	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	184 of 1552	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	105 of 1531	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	309 of 1490	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	220 of 1520	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	160 of 1537	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	52 of 1543	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	51 of 1555	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	69 of 1602	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	61 of 1496	95.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)77th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science66%+30 vs state

Mathematics61%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6100	991	44	22.3	21.9%	572 (57.7%)	15 (1.5%)	207 (20.9%)	89 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (10.8%)	91.2	232^nd of 2740 public middle schools	91.5%		92.2	218^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.1%	14													65.9	65.9	71.0	75.2	72.5	72.9	62.1	61.2	59.0	60.8	$20,435	$19,996	$439
Diegueno Middle	Public	7-8	2150 Village Park Way	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-1892	737	31	24.1	16.0%	494 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.2%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	94.2	161^st of 2740 public middle schools	94.1%		94.4	173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%	12													60.2	60.2		77.2	76.1	76.7		74.4	66.6	70.7	$20,037	$19,748	$289
Oak Crest Middle	Public	7-8	675 Balour Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-6241	758	34	22.2	22.4%	459 (60.6%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (24.5%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	88.5	294^th of 2740 public middle schools	89.3%		88.3	308^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.8%	14													53.1	53.1		74.2	75.5	74.9		60.0	54.6	57.1	$23,034	$22,732	$302
San Elijo Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2800	1,395	60	23.2	19.1%	791 (56.7%)	16 (1.1%)	334 (23.9%)	112 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (9.7%)	74.6	582^nd of 2740 public middle schools	78.8%		80.9	461^st of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%	121													42.6	42.6	61.5	62.4	62.5	62.2	49.9	46.4	44.6	47.0	$21,062	$20,474	$588
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	78.8	497^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.9%		75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%	71													53.2	53.2	53.6	70.2	80.7	68.1	39.3	52.6	50.5	47.5	$24,386	$23,490	$896
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5300	807	36	22.2	36.6%	442 (54.8%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	71.2	658^th of 2740 public middle schools	76.0%		73	621^st of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%	37													36.2	36.2	67.4	64.0	46.6	59.8	58.5	50.4	37.9	49.3	$21,503	$21,064	$439
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6400	655	31	20.8	33.1%	349 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	180 (27.5%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (12.1%)	76.8	534^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.5%		77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%	3													60.1	60.1	62.3	64.0	61.3	62.6	50.5	38.7	48.3	45.7	$21,710	$21,272	$438
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	26.9	1955^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.6%		32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	201	7.9	5.0	6.4	5.3	25.0	15.4	2.6	15.0	9.0	5.3	5.0	5.1	20.4	20.4	30.9	38.7	32.5	34.0	15.9	26.8	25.4	22.7	$23,785	$22,592	$1,193
San Marcos Middle	Public	6-8	650 West Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2500	968	40	24.1	58.7%	144 (14.9%)	13 (1.3%)	699 (72.2%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	42.7	1411^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.5%		46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%	119													21.6	21.6	42.7	47.3	44.7	44.9	34.3	32.9	28.9	32.0	$23,704	$22,782	$922
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	2245 Foothill Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	58.6	965^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.8%		47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%	275													40.0	40.0	56.6	42.9	51.3	50.4	48.4	34.0	34.9	39.5	$21,912	$20,718	$1,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Aviara Oaks Middle

Is Aviara Oaks Middle a good school?

Yes. Aviara Oaks Middle ranks in the top 8.5% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Aviara Oaks Middle?

Students at Aviara Oaks Middle are 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Aviara Oaks Middle in?

Carlsbad Unified

How many students attend Aviara Oaks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Aviara Oaks Middle.

What high school do graduates of Aviara Oaks Middle attend?

Students who attend Aviara Oaks Middle usually go on to attend Carlsbad High

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